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Conflicts of Law and Morality (Paperback, New ed)
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Conflicts of Law and Morality (Paperback, New ed)
Series: Clarendon Law Series
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Powerful emotion and pursuit of self-interest have many times led
people to break the law with the belief that they are doing so with
sound moral reasons. This study, a comprehensive philosophical and
legal analysis of the gray area in which the foundations of law and
morality clash, views these oblique circumstances from two
perspectives: that of the person who faces a possible conflict
between the claims of morality and law and must choose whether or
not to obey the penal code; and that of the people who make and
uphold laws and must decide whether to treat someone with a moral
claim to disobey differently from ordinary lawbreakers. In
examining the extent of the obligations owed by citizens to their
government, Greenawalt concentrates on the possible existence of a
single source of obligation that reaches all citizens and all laws.
He also discusses techniques of amelioration of punishment for
conscientious lawbreakers, asking how far legal systems should go
to accommodate individuals who break the law for reason of
conscience. Drawing from numerous examples of conflicts between law
and morality, Greeawalt illustrates in detail the positions and
predicaments of potential lawbreakers and lawmakers alike.
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